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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Indoor Play Places

We are so very lucky that we can send the kids to play outdoors most of the
year. We have reached that stage of the year, however, where us tender Texans
retreat indoors. Need an up-to-date list of all the places you can play indoors
here in our town? Here you go!

Austin Public Library branches (view
interactive map of all locations here) – Of course, this isn’t the place to take kids to let
off some steam, but you can still spend some time at your local library branch
checking out books or taking advantage of all the youth programming.

BlazerTag (1701 Ben White Blvd.) – Kids 7 and
up can enjoy three stories of towers and ramps while they try to “tag” opponents
with a visible laser light beam to score points. BlazerTag also has an arcade
and SkyTrail, which is a ropes course 20 feet above the arcade.

Cafe
Monet (4477 South Lamar Blvd., Suite 560; 4700 Guadalupe, Suite 11;
145 E. Hopkins St. San Marcos) – Cafe Monet is a paint-your-own pottery and
mosaic studio where you can create fully functional, personalized pottery, fused
glass and mosaics for your home or as gifts.

Dart
Bowl (5700 Grover Ave.) – Dart Bowl has 32 lanes, automatic
scoring, bumper bowling for small children, arcade games, a new Laser Maze and a
full service cafe and bar.

Hop N
Happy (10401 Anderson Mill Rd., Suite 110A) – Hop N Happy is an
inflatable playground with open play for toddlers through kids 10 years of
age.

Hoppin’ House (4040 South Lamar Blvd., 5151B
Industrial Way, Buda) – Hoppin’ House is an indoor inflatable playground with a
foam pit.

Inflatable Wonderland (Lakeline Mall in Cedar
Park between Dillards and Sears: 11200 Lakeline Mall Dr.) – Inflatable fun for
kids 10 and under. All day passes have “in and out” privileges. Open during mall
hours.

Jumpoline (13801 Mopac Expy., 6405 South
IH-35) – Jump on wall-to-wall trampolines, play dodge ball in a set-aside area
or have the little ones enjoy their own play area with trampolines and
inflatables. Parents can have as much fun as the kids!

Jumpstreet (Lakeline Village Shopping Center
in Cedar Park next to Jazzercise: 12617 Ridgeline Blvd., Suite B) – Kids (and
adults) can jump on the trampoline court, play dogeball or hang out in the
arcade area. Littler ones can play in the “Earthquake” Kids Zone. You can also
purchase a Fun Pass at an additional cost to use the foam put, snow slide, maze
and mechanical bull.

Locomotion Inflatable Play (6800
Westgate Blvd.) – As the name suggests, Locomotion has inflatables, a kid’s play
town featuring a pretend animal hospital, diner, movie theater, grocery store
and building workshop. There is also an animal stuffing station and a separate
infant/toddler area.

Pump It Up (9330 United Dr., Suite 180; 3918
Gattis School Rd., Suite 100, Round Rock) – Pump It Up has Open Jump times when
visitors can play on various inflatables, including the all-famous slide. There
are also riding and push toys for littler ones as well.

Safari
Champ (1400 East Old Settlers Blvd. #200, Round Rock) – Safari
Champ is an indoor playscape with slides, tunnels, ropes, a zip line, small
basketball court and a separate toddler area. Parents can also play along, if
they want.

Texas Military Forces Museum (Camp Mabry:
2200 West 35th St.) – This free museum houses over 10,000 three-dimensional
artifacts; 6,000 books; 20,000 historic photographs and more than three dozen
historical military vehicles and artillery pieces. Exhibits include artifacts from World War II, the Cold War and
the Global War on Terror, among other military conflicts. Don’t forget that a
photo I.D. is required for all adults to enter Camp Mabry.

Thinkery (1830 Simond Ave.) – If you haven’t
been to the “new” children’s museum here in Austin, definitely put it on your
list. More offerings for older kids and lots of options for the littles as well.
Make sure to read Skye’s post on the new exhibit, Junk City.

Toybrary (7817 Rockwood, Suite 101) –
Toybrary is a toy lending library for children ages 6 months to 5 years old.
Your children can also “Stay & Play” for $5 per child in the play area,
which includes tents, costumes, little bikes, a train table and more.

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